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Jailed former solicitor showed ‘little empathy’ for vulnerable

Kimberley Bridge, 44, of Burnley, was sentenced to three years and four months in jail.

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Partners fined over ‘crass and offensive’ emails

Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal says trio ‘should have known better’.

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Law firm directors sanctioned for ‘holding back’ payments

Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal says firm hit by late payment of legal aid fees. 

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SDT: John Philip Dunne

The SDT ordered that as from 22 September 2015 except in accordance with Law Society permission: no solicitor should employ or remunerate, in connection with his practice as a solicitor, the respondent.

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SDT: Adrian Andrew Parker

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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Solicitor jailed for five years for fraud

Stephen John Ellis sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court after pleading guilty to nine counts of fraud.

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Partner struck off for ‘web of deception’ about case progress

‘Misplaced desire to protect’ led Adrian Harling to mislead client for more than a year.

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Tribunal’s ‘serious doubts’ about prosecution of 79-year-old solicitor

Retired sole practitioner describes experience of appearing before the tribunal as ‘extremely distressing’.

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Solicitor struck off after overlooking claim

Lisa Dawn Noonan repeatedly lied to client’s husband about compensation claim’s progress.

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‘Old-school’ solicitor struck off for using client fund

Cambridgeshire practitioner claimed to have failed to keep up with changes to client accounts rules.

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High Court overturns SDT anonymity order

Solicitors Regulation Authority calls for tribunal’s policy to be reviewed.

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SRA interventions

The latest interventions made by the regulator.

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SDT: Christopher James Anderson and Robert Alan Ainsworth

The SDT ordered that the first respondent should be suspended from practice as a solicitor for three years to commence on 7 October 2015. The SDT ordered that the second respondent should pay a fine of...

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SDT: Nowell Meller Solicitors Limited, Stephen Paul Kirwan, Jane Alison...

The SDT made no order against the first respondent, ordered that the second respondent should pay a fine of £5,000; that the third respondent  should pay a fine of £2,000; and that the fourth and fifth...

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SDT: Simon Michael Armitage

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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SDT: Yunus Agboola Alatise

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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SDT: Adrian Clive Harling

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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SDT: Kenneth Andrew Brough, Amin Rashid Chaudhary and Nicholas Peter William...

The SDT ordered that the first and the second respondent should each pay a fine of £5,000, and that the third respondent should pay a fine of £4,000.

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SDT: Marie-Garrard Newton

The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.

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‘Without conscience’ solicitor struck off for defrauding friends

Bankrupt non-practising solicitor persuaded a friend to lend him £25,540 to resolve ‘cashflow problems’ at his firm.

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